chardon high school in ohio. a very frightening unsettling scene in the snow on this monday morning as these children headed off to school and walked into a tragedy. bill: heather, to repeat what she was saying. three boys and a girl were injured. it happened in the cafeteria. at least one teacher saw the shooting and chased down one of the gunmen who apparently escaped reportedly from this report from chardon. we urge you to give a little bit of patience as we work through the facts. often times they change and change quickly in the early stages of a moment like this. we're in touch with the police department, sheriff's department and also the school to find out what the status right now. state here with us in "america's newsroom". >>> meantime it is being called a revenge attack. a suicide bomber hitting a airport in jalalabad in eastern afghanistan that killed nine. taliban says direct response to burning of muslim holy books. the latest in string of violence since korans were accidentally burned at a military

they make every child feel worthwhile and prepare them for life after high school. this is something other schools in the district aren't doing and the children fall behind. please renew the school's charter and continue to give the children like mine who were left behind an opportunity to prove they, too, can succeed, if given the right motivation. thank you. [applause] >> hello, commissioners, my name is marco acosta and i'm a senior at leadership high school. out of respect for the board, i will keep the speech short. leadership hash supporting this recommendation. president yee: commissioner maufas? commissioner maufas: we went over together to see leadership and it knocked my socks off. i always ask when i'm going to visit a school, please don't dress it up, let me come quietly, please, please, please, i just want to see you as you are and i truly believe i saw leadership just as you are and it was wonderful. it was just wonderful. i can't tell you how impressed i was with your a.p. classes. i'm sorry, they were just kids of color in there doing a level of work

brian martin, lowell high school. [applause] sarah puner, app tass middle school -- app tiss middle school. aitchel some mccoughlin middle school. -- rachel from mccoughlin middle school. katrina rodd rench, lowell high school. [applause] maria, argon elementary school. [applause] elvira walden. [applause] brian waldman, mission high school. [applause] stephanie wong, iloa elementary school. valerie ziegler, lincoln high school. [applause] pika chu, mission high school. lindsey penrose, mission high school. [applause] julie carniglia, yar taylor, and michelle trimble, lowell high school. [applause] >> this is the kind of problem we like to have. [laughter] we have so many. >> ok, ladies and gentlemen, our national board certified teachers for 2011. [applause] >> i have to tell you, we're just so darned proud of you. it's so excite together see people who are willing to do it -- exciting to see people who are willing to do it all for children. i want to thank you all for committing yourselves to doing everything you can

team on scene at a local high school there. the school is in crisis mode in lockdown. 1,100 high school students believed to be in the building at the time when at least one shooter walked into the building and began opening fire. fear and panic gripping the high school as students tried to search for anywhere they could hide. we are told that as many as three or four students were shot. they were medevaced out of the area to a safe place so they could be brought to area hospitals. their condition not known at this time. not clear whether even the families have been notified because this is happening so quickly. the shooter, the gunman, at least one if not two, walked into the school at about 7:30 this morning. we are told by the sheriff that at least one suspect believed to be a student was taken into custody at 9:00. but again, the s.w.a.t. team is on the scene. they are going to be going through the building, securing it to make sure that no one else is in there. and obviously, to evacuate whatever other students may be in th

i want to show you the aftermath of a high school shooting at chardon high school. this is a small town just outside of cleveland in ohio. law enforcement officials gave us the very latest on the ground. take a listen. >> five victims. >> five shooting victims. >> that is correct. >> as things came in and began to unfold quite quickly, the number of students, the area that needs to be secured for everyone's safety. you know, information is kind of sketchy in the very beginning. >> as you can imagine, chaos in this school and students running trying to take cover not knowing what was going on. now, the school really being shocked by what's happened there. the students and parents especially, and now they're praying for the students who are at local hospitals. but, for parents who showed up on the scene, they were hopeful their children will be returned safe and sound. >> absolutely scared out of my mind. it's very difficult thing to know that you can't be there to help them in a time like that. i just want him back. i just -- i'm not going to -- i'm not going to be a

a high school east of cleveland, ohio. it's still under lockdown after a shooting was reported in the school's cafeteria. four students have been injured. police say two gunmen are now in custody. one boy is now being processed here. i'm told i have chris jansing here to help me out with the latest of anymore information that we're learning. what more can you tell us about what's going on? >> it does appear they have onn how social media is these days, chuck. a lot of the kids obviously were communicating with their parents and other folks. the word is the shooting happened in the cafeteria. four people were hit. we don't know exactly what their conditions are. that's really the question right now. chardon is a very small, rural community. it's about 20, 25 miles east of cleveland. the sheriff confirming that this happened and that there is someone in custody and that the school was on lockdown and that pictures we were getting from the scene in chardon were emotional. i think dramatic. parents obviously beginning to hear w

whereas, san francisco unified school district is the charter authorizer for leadership high school, the charter school which is set to expire june 30, 2012, and whereas, pursuant to the california education code section 47607, the charter school submitted a renewal petition for the renewal of the charter school's petition to the san francisco unified school district, on december 21, 2011, and whereas the district shallcome ply with all time lines for review and action on the renewal petition as required by law and whereas the board of education shall consider the level of public support for the charter school and shall review the renewal petition and all information received with respect to the renewal petition including supporting documentation and whereas in reviewing the renewal petition, the board of education shall be guided by the intent of the california legislature that charter schools are and should become an integral part of the california educational system and that the establishment of charter schools should be encouraged and whereas the district superintendent and distri

>> that is the location for the high school students. e middle school, which is sahh short distance away from the high school, those parents are being reunited at that location. >> lieutenant, thank you very much. let's go live to our local affiliate. >> i thought it was fire crackers at first, i wasn't sure. and then i saw a bunch of people running out. so i started running. once i got into the hallway, i went up to the 300s and i heard someone yell behind me get down. and i heard a bunch of shots fired behind me. >> describe the scene. was it total chaos? >> there was a lot of running. a lot of screaming. i heard a bunch of shots fired. >> reporter: did you happen to see the guy with the gun? the shooter? >> no, i never looked behind me. i just ran. >> reporter: and, mom, what would you call the reuniting of your child there? >> it's organized and everybody is just concerned about their children. they want to get them home and be with them, reunited with them. >> you've got to be two happy people right about how, right? >> yeah. >> it's

i currently in 10 lowell high school in san francisco as a senior. i wrote that before us -- taking health class at school, i would not have been able to describe what hiv and aids are. i would not have had the slightest clue that hiv and aids can be transferred through sharing needles. this shows that people can be really clueless about how hiv and aids are contracted in transmitted without proper information. i remember reading "and the band played on" for school. it focuses on communities that were hit hardest by hiv and aids. they began begging the government to fund research and to provide social services for those dying of aids. this a book many realize how serious hiv and aids czar. and relates to those struggling with hiv and aids. health class is at my school made me aware of the potential dangers and the means of preventing transmission. i would like to thank the national aids memorial grove for helping to achieve my dream of attending college. since those are also an immigrant from el salvador, i do not qualify for federal or state aid. thi

that anacostia high school. the morning temperatures have been like the same temperature that should be the afternoon high. it's going to be a good launching pad for a nice afternoon. 52 in the district already. the average high is 47. if it is 54 in fredericksburg and quantico. upper 50's in some places south of town. hard to believe mild air like that today and tomorrow and snow potentially on sunday. wind out of the northwest from 15 or so miles an hour. breezy at times with the wind. if the wind bringing in drier air that helps breakups fog and sets the stage for a nice afternoon. you have highlighted areas on the gulf coast through texas and louisiana. flooding concerns the. storm system down there, the area of low pressure, is what we will be watching in the southern part of the country reemerging off the coast and then redeveloping intracoastal system that will impact us this weekend. here's a picture. the storm system approaches and by sunday some oyster developing and a little mixed. there could be a go

. >> reporter: inside the cafeteria at chardon high school, where 1,110 students go to school, kids were settling in for breakfast around 7:30 this morning when a boy stood up and started shooting. nate mueller, a junior, was having breakfast when he heard a loud pop. >> and i turned around and i looked and he was standing above this table pointing his gun. >> reporter: the shooter sprayed the room with bullets, hitting at least five students. >> and he took one more shot. i turned around to go around and that's when i felt it hit my ear. >> reporter: he and abc's cleveland affiliate identified the teenage gunman as 17-year-old t.j. lane. >> you see your friends, there's blood, people screaming, everybody's running in different directions, and you're just trying to get out. >> i was literally like 20 feet away, not even, and i saw him -- i'm in shock. >> reporter: some ran. others took cover. within minutes, emergency crews were dispatched and in communication. >> fire department, you're going to have four victims. three in the cafeteria. one in 200. they're requesting assistant as soon

it came when i was in high school. i had a wonderful teacher in high school, name was hartford steele, and he made civics come alive. it was the study of government and politics. i looked forward to going to his classes. and so, that's where it came from, and always after that i had some little thing around that i was reading or something, whether i was overseas or wherever, and went into government and politics. never thought i'd be able to run myself but did later on by circumstances. so, we're working very hard on this thing at ohio state. i think september 11th helped rekindle some of this interest of our young people. now, how do we keep that going? debbie over here's doing a great job of our outreach program. we've had a program the last year on service learning that we have worked with our colleagues at the kellogg foundation and put out a thing on service learning. before that, dick riley had asked me -- who was secretary of education -- had asked me to head up a study of math and science teaching in the 21st c

the last time i was in amsterdam was in 1969, council general, and it was in high school where our high school choir was blessed with having an international trip. so i sang on the corners of amsterdam as part of our great high school opening -- awakening of our understanding of europe and how it was related to the united states and i wish i was able to be invited then 42 years ago to ride a bike because in high school that's all i had was a bicycle to junior high and high school. that's the way we got around. and then to marvel at how, as adults, we could reengage ourselves with things that got us around the city for our high school jobs to, school and back home and to reengage not only youth here but seniors and residents of all walks of life to be able to bike to work in clothing like this not just some bike to work day. every single day would be a marvelous thing to see and experience and again, to unleash that secret that our neighborhoods could be that much stronger if we had the bicycle balance that we should have. this year we're also challenged, and i want to speak to all of yo

rose high school. football was always his dream. >> ever since the third grade, i've always been involved in football. either playing it or coaching it. >> 16-year-old junior jaquan waller was coach lipe's star running back. >> he was very athletic, he was quick. a great smile. good attitude. >> amazing football player. fastest guy on the field. >> zach rogers was a teammate and a friend. he was there when it all began. >> get in! >> and he came through, our middle linebacker hit him straight on. >> did you think, that was a hard hit? >> we all said, oh, that was a good hit. you could just tell, he was shaking cobwebs out of his head, just one of those plays where you know he got his bell rung. the coach just came over and looked at him and they carried him off the field to get checked. and make sure everything was all right. >> our trainer at the time, he wasn't even on location for some of those practices because of other obligations with other fall sports. >> not having an athletic trainer there is

a deadly school shooting at a high school in ohio. we talk to people who were there and santorum's campaign confirms to cnn it's robo calling democrats in michigan asking them to vote for him and send a quote message to romney. is this unpatriotic? and the the russians claim they have foiled a plot to kill vladimir putin. how real was the assassination threat? threat? let's go "outfront." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, some breaking news. cnn can now confirm the name of the student who allegedly shot five of his fellow classmates at an ohio high school this morning. his name is tj lane. he's a junior. he was described by friends as quiet, but a nice kid from a broken home. no matter what, he created a scene of horror and chaos in chard chardon, ohio today. allegedly opening fire in the high school cafeteria, leaving

a gunman opening fire this morning, at chardon high school, east of cleveland. s a classmate, we haven't confirmed that yet, opened fire inside the school cafeteria. that suspect is now in custody, and eric shawn has been working this story since it broke. do you have more for us? >> >> reporter: they are apparently hunting down the victims in the hallways and opening fire in what was certainly a morning of terror in that school. authorities say the gunman, though, is a chardon high school student, he killed one classmate, they say, and wounded four others, before being chased by a teacher, then giving himself up near the school. that rampage started at 7:30 as students were having breakfast as part of a vocational program in the school cafeteria, that's where they say the suspect started shooting, aiming at specific targets, chasing at least one classmate witnesses say down the school hallway while opening fire. police have not publicly identified the suspect but fellow students describe him as a kid who was not popular, but they call -- what they call an outcas

school. and we're told the bug began four days ago and quickly spread. gastro enrightist is high -- gastro enriotries is highly contagious. we are tole that all sporting events have been canceled. but classes will resume here at the school tomorrow morning. live in san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> right now east bay m.u.d. crews are working to fix a water main break in oakland. and ktvu channel 2 reporter noelle walker is on the screen with what crews are saying about the break. >> reporter: to give you your barings right behind me is the 5 # 0 freeway. in front of that you can see where the crews are working on this water main break. they have been digging the hole bigger and bigger. and now finally have just jumped in to try to get some of that work done in the 300 block of mccarthur is closed. the broken water main flooded the street here this morning. about 11 customers are without water. that doesn't mean 11 families or homes. of those 11 at least one of them is a condo complex or apartment complex. so there are multiple units within those customers t

lane attended an alternative high school called lake academy. and police tonight are saying things could be much worse if authorities hadn't acted as quickly as they did. >> law enforcement was quickly placed inside the school upon arrival. we believe that helped lessen the tragedy that occurred. >> classes tomorrow at chardon high school have been canceled. grief counselors will be standing by. cnn's martin savidge has spent the day in and around the campus and spends the day around the scene. i know you've been focused on the alleged shooter, t.j. lane. what are you learning about him? >> reporter: let me preface that by saying i group in northeast ohio and have family that grew up in chardon when all this occurred. i began to wonder who was this kid, t.j. lane and how and why did he get to the point he pulled out a gun as has been alleged and do what he did. almost cliche. described as a loner, kept to himself. looked different. wore the skinny jean, wore the skater hair, kind of goth-like. came from a broken home, raised by his grandparents,

gunfire at a high school near cleveland.bin syria. the gunman is in custody. from these live pictures that we are seeing, this is from the elementary school next door to the high- school where students from high school have been evacuated. the sheriff's office, fbi and local police are investigating what happened. we're waiting to find out the extent of the interest -- the extent of the injuries and the identity of the gunman. more information coming up in 15 minutes. >>darya: here is a closer look at the weather. >>erica: we could see upper 60s in time for the weekend. here is a look at current temperatures. and recently we saw 30 come into existence for places like oakland, redwood city and concord. into the afternoon, cooler than usual conditions. 53 is a common member for napa, nobody is ever felt. here is a live look at storm tracker 4. most of the raiders to the east and south. while we do anticipate 6-12 in. of fresh news no about 7,000 ft.. another potential personnel on wednesday. frigid conditions out there in this

plus reaction from the high school.reat for some local high school students, a chance to perform with jazz artists from the big apple. coming up the plan being considered in fairfax county could cost you more >>> take a listen to this. new studies find the aroma not only wakes up our senses but actually acts like a drug. rosemary, the smell. it enhances your brain functions as well as your mood. >>> where you live could determine how well you sleep. a new study by the university of pennsylvania shows people who live in the south suffer the worst sleep disruptions and day time tiredness. those on the west coast get the most zs. researchers say the differences in mental health, ethnicity, and access to medical care is what helps explain the difference in sleep patterns. >> interactive video games may not be as much of a workout for kids as first thought. researchers at baylor university found that youngsters were literally just going through the motions finding low intensity ways of playing those games so they suggest the

school. that happened at high point high school in beltsville. the stabbing stems from a gang- related fight. the students injuries were not life-threatening. police are still searching for the attacker. >> investigators need your help try to find a missing wheaton teenager and her child. the 14-year-0 cox and her six- month old daughter were last seen yesterday on gregorian -- on georgian way. family members are concerned about the welfare of the baby and that the mother may need medical attention. >> republican presidential candidate mitt romney, some critics wonder if donald trott's endorsement will help or hurt in tomorrow's caucuses in nevada. brianne carter has more. >> this remains to be seen on what impact the endorsements will have on the race for the white house. the top two candidates were hoping to the millionaire businessman would support their campaign. preparations under way in nevada one day ahead of the latest contest in the back and forth battle for the white house. in a move that's surprised some, yesterday donald trump threw h

pain and some difficulty getting around he's planning on coaching again this year at university high school:00, we'll tell what you the giants coach said bl about holland reynolds and why her future is looking so bright. nbc bay area news. >> character that young woman shows. >> to see that video of her crawling across the finish line inspiring. let's bring in chief meteorologists. >> temperature 10 to 15 degrees above average. we are still finding dry weather for the north bay, east bay and south bay. that will quickly be changing. out ahead of this storm system we're watching for this week we do have a high wind watch for monday night also into tuesday morning where winds could go as high as 40-plus miles per hour for the coastal hills, also for portions of san francisco, including the north bay at this point. so it is going to be windy and get wet. more on the timeline of that rain coming up. let's get a look at current conditions. cloud cover starting to moderate our temps. still holding yo onto an impressive 53 in san jose. for tomorrow morning it will be cool out there but not overly

student is accused of opening fire in his high school cafeteria. aily newspaper reports his name is t.j. lang. earlier this hour i spoke to someone who knows the alleged gunman and the victims. here's what he said about lane. >> he's a very nice kid. all the victims were. they're all really nice. they all hung out together, and other than that, that's really it. >> now, we just mentioned the name of the gunman. it's t.j. lane, and we're receiving some reports here that he had been bullied. do you know anything about that? >> no, not really. he was more of a quiet type of kid. he was really nice, though, if you did talk to him. he came from a broken home. my family knew his a little bit from high school, and he just came from a really broken down home and he was living with his grandparents. other than that, that's all i really know. i was really shocked to find out it was him because he was quiet, but i mean, he was one of the nicest kids there. you could talk to him really easily, he was funny. it was just really shocking that it was him. >> and ju

the hundreds of parents outside chardon high school wanting to make sure their kids were safe. hool suspect joe burgent. >> i hope every parent, if you haven't hugged and kissed your kid in the last couple days, take that time. >> reporter: the suspect could be arraigned as early as tomorrow and police are sifting through e-mails and computer files of the suspect hoping to see just how much planning went into the this attack. >> pelley: michelle, thank you very much. we have late details on that suspect. correspondents bob orr and john miller tell us that he comes from a broken home and lives with his grandparents. their sources say he told police he was bullied and teased at school and the shooting was in retaliation for that. bullying is often a factor in school shootings and a little bit later in the broadcast, we're going to show you a remarkable woman, jodi blanco, trying to end bullying one school at a type. tomorrow is a big day in republican politics. mitt romney is trying to avoid what could be a painful loss in the primary in michigan where he was born and raised and w

i would suspect for people who without high school or post high school training, you know, what is going to get them back into the workforce, and they want to work i'm convinced is not that it is the two or three years to take them to get the ged, because, again, that is not something that you can, and some people turn around in two weeks to turn around to get the ged, because it could take several years, but what is it going to take to get them back the job is the fact that companies are hiring again, because people want to buy their product. >> and senator jack reed is a democrat from rhode island and congressman tom reed a republican from upstate new york, and both are part of the house senate conference committee looking at the payroll tax issue, and specifically one of a series of debates they took up today in the open session, and one proposal by republicans to require all of those unemployed, receiving benefits to get a ged, high school diploma and/or to make sure they are drug tested. that is just some of the debate going on. of course, the larger issue is extending the payroll t

high school friends gathered to watch the game. coming up in ten minutes how even in defeat brady is still their hometown hero. >>> did you see it? the super bowl moment the world is talking about. what slipped past the sensors and what nbc is apologizing for. >>> new tonight at 11:00, one of the most notable companies says san jose should lay off 400 police officers. san jose mayor chuck reid has take an unusual and controversial step to the tackle an issue. we bring in george who is joining us from san jose. ibm's analysis will have angering a lot of people. what do you have? >> even though the study talks about eliminating a few hundred police officers, the mayor says that doesn't mean it will hap n happen. tonight we talk to the president of the police officer associationing who says he hopes jobs will not be cut. >> we just can't go any lower. >> reporter: the sergeant is concerned more san jose police officers will be laid off. he's the president of the police officers association and is reacting to a new report released by i

we had about 3,000 high schools participate, again in all 50 states. we had on average about 30-50 kids per classroom and all told we reached 1.5 million high school students with our program in between march 23rd and july fourth, getting them educated and registered to vote. we thought that worked really well, let's just do this again som so this year we will make it an every year thing, starting on january third, we will call teachers and support them bringing it into their classrooms. there's a couple of things you can do, i know one secretary that went into a school in columbus and was a guest teacher. secretary bowan did the same thing, in florida. we have plenty of opportunities come in and be the guest teacher with us in these programs. two, just promote it to the schools in your state. on that day, that the 26th amendment was introduced they can get free materials, from buttons and t-shirts and lesson plans and everything that they will need to teach the class. and three, we are doing this in schools all across the country and would love to par

where he fled on foot, that was a coach at the high school. others are hospitalized and there will be a memorial service tomorrow across from the school at the local church. >> we talk about gun violence and school and the recent actions has a completely different flavor than when i was in high school. which was more tied to let's say drugs, more of a culture of violence, these team to be one off shooters that are psychological concerns or issues. it's a difference, out of the blue kind of violence than what we have seen in previous decades. >> chris was saying that people were saying i cannot believe this happened here. i went to a school where there was a shooting during my freshman year, no one was killed but two students were injured by shots from another student and it's traumatic, there's a spate of strong reaction in the community and a discussion about policy, whether it's gun control ultimately it's a more traumatic event than an event that shapes long-term policy. because people feel it at a personal level. >> we were talking during

lane opened fire on a table full of students in the chardon high school cafeteria. one student died. four others are still in the hospital this morning. two in critical condition. witnesses say lane is a student at a nearby vocational school and does not attend chardon high school. classes are canceled, and grief counselors are on hand for students and families. last night, hundreds gathered outside the school for a candlelight vigil. >> there was a lot of running, a lot of screaming. i heard a bunch of shots fired. >> he had no emotion on his face. he was just shooting. >> i hopi parent, if you haven't hugged or kissed your kid in the last couple of days, you take that time. >> police say lane was chased from the building after the shooting by teachers and surrendered a few block from the school. he's not been charged yet but is scheduled to appear in juvenile court this afternoon. lane's family released a statement last night. it reads in part, they want to give their "most heartfelt and sincere condolences to the families of the young man who passed." it goes on t

more than 100 students became sick at saint ignaius high school. will be busy sanitizing the entire campus. >>> right now east bay mud crews are busy. they are digging up part of a street. cameras are there live. this is being done at the mccarthur boulevard. a very busy thorough fair for the morning commute. you can see what is happening out there. so far there is no word when this repair job will be finished. >>> and facebook the largest online social network in the world is expected to file papers today for its initial public offering. shares they won't be sold until april or may. this ipo could raise about $10 billion where it sets the company's value to as much as $100 billion. >>> after his victory in the florida primary mitt romney is joining the other candidates and heading to states like minnesota and nevada with upcoming caucuses. sandra is in tampa for a look at the candidates. >> reporter: with a 46% of the vote here, mitt romney won by double digits. and despite the fact it was a decisive victory, this heated primary race is far from ov

that the high school is open and the kids went back to school. that was done a little bit -- fema wrote a check and brought some people in to help out, but it was the leadership and the dedication of the school superintendent, the city manager, the students, the parents. the community that helped raise some money, but more importantly, the community that got behind folks to help design as the secretary of education who actually said it was a state of the art high school that would put almost any high school in to shame that they designed in 55 days. tells you something about taking years to design. 55 days they designed a state of the art high school. it's about communities coming together. in joplin, so much of it able to bring together the faith-based community. the southern baptist cooking food for 50,000 people that was then delivered by the red cross to a salvation army shelter that was served by men nice and cleaned up by muslims. with no government involvement. that's whole community. that's what it's going to take to recover from these. a

. >> the gun shots rang out before the first bell at sharden high school this morning. >> and that'shen we looked to see what was happening. >> nick mueller quickly learned it was a full-on attack. a former student with a handgun systematically firing on students gathered in the cafeteria. >> we were the table right next to him. he was within three feet of us. and three of the victims were at my table as well. >> mueller was grazed by one of the gunshots. >> right here on my ear. i was actually -- as i was turning away from the gunman, he caught me right on the ear. i got lucky. somebody looking over me. >> five classmates were not. one killed. four others rushed to area hospitals. >> the two other students life flighted to cleveland metro are both in critical. the two students ground transported to hillcrest trauma center, cleveland clinic. one stable, one serious. >> certainly hope the families know that they are in our thoughts and our prayers. >> as those prayers continue, so does the search for answers here. witnesses describe the gunman as silent and determined during his attac

a high school degree have been particularly hard hit over the last few years. a couple of my colleagues in the senate reflected on that and continued to have a far lower labor force rate compared to other educated levels that ranged from 60% to 70%. if we can help people get a degree, they have a better chance of getting a job. and if we can work with them so that they can pass a drug screening then if they get offer a job, they get a chance to get that job. because that's really the heart of the matter here, is getting people back to work. now, i have heard that just today that if extending unemployment is some sort of economic growth model, putting money into the pockets of those who are unemployed they'll spend it. it will help. but i have heard a ratio of $1 to $2. and everybody who spoke it got less and less. so i think we have to agree this recovery stinks. we can do better. we need the safety net in place of unemployment insurance with proper reforms. and the payroll tax reduction properly paid for. i would yield to my friend from new york. >> thank you,

plus, classes canceled after a deadly shooting at a high school in ohio. gunman allegedly told authorities about the people he shot. and it's primary day in two states. how mitt romney is trying to avoid embarassment in his home-state. join us for cbs 5 early edition ... beginning at 4:30. ,,,, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., sunny, 51, atlanta, mostly cloudy, 70. detroit, sun and clouds, 37. clouds in denver, 41. seattle, 47. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. there are primaries today in arizona and michigan. mitt romney is expected to be the winner in arizona. but it is a neck-and-neck race between romney and rick santorum in michigan. >>> a vigil was held last night for the victims of a shooting at an ohio high school. one student was killed, four others wounded when a teenaged gunman walked into the cafeteria and opened fire yesterday morning. >> in health news a warning on the risk of taking sleeping pills. a new study found that people who took prescription sleeping pills

when i was in high school, i graduated in '83, we went to trade school in high school. not serve going to go to college. not everybody wants to go to college. and it's actually a waste of money. they don't have that anymore. i'm not sure offering trade school in college is the most economical way to do it.igh i think what we did in high school was very cheap.ople t it offered people the ability to go to work right out of high school. the other comment i wanted to t make to your guest is that, and i went in the military as an intelligence analyst and i currently have a masters degree and two bachelors degrees. i've never been laid off until the last five years. in the last five years, i've ys been laid off three times. each time, and what i do is i design servers. i do highly technical work. not just machinery. configuration, deployment, things like that. plenty of jobs you'd think for that. that's not the issue. the issue is the people that i work for always being corporations like banks, telecommunications companies, so on, what they are really, realls engaged in right